Person Facepalming
A person with palm on face in exasperation — the universal gesture of disbelief and frustration.
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About Person Facepalming 🤦
The Person Facepalming emoji (🤦) is a versatile Unicode character used across all major platforms and devices.
The 🤦 emoji may appear differently across platforms — Apple, Google, Samsung, Microsoft, and other vendors each design their own version. Apple tends toward photorealistic renders, Google uses a rounded, friendly style, and Microsoft often opts for flat, minimalist designs. Despite visual differences, the underlying Unicode character (U+1F926) ensures the same emoji is sent and received regardless of device. When choosing this emoji for professional communication, be aware that the recipient may see a slightly different design than what you see on your screen.
Common shortcodes for this emoji include `:facepalm:`, `:person_facepalming:`, which work on platforms like Slack, Discord, and GitHub. This emoji was assigned the Unicode code point U+1F926 and is part of the "People" group. Related search terms include facepalm, exasperated, disbelief, ugh, frustrated. To use this emoji in HTML, insert the entity 🤦, or in CSS use content: "\1F926". For maximum compatibility, always copy the emoji character directly rather than relying on shortcodes, as shortcode support varies by platform.
Technical Details
| Emoji | 🤦 |
| Name | Person Facepalming |
| Unicode | U+1F926 |
| Category | People |
| HTML Entity | 🤦 |
| CSS Code | \1F926 |
| Shortcodes | :facepalm:, :person_facepalming: |